Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2026· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-6843
CVE-2026-6843
Description
A flaw was found in nano. A local user could exploit a format string vulnerability in the statusline() function. By creating a directory with a name containing printf specifiers, the application attempts to display this name, leading to a segmentation fault (SEGV). This results in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the nano application.
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